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Franks Daily Doodle: Us and Them

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Frank is a Partially Sighted artist on the Spectrum and slowly losing his vision to a disease of the Retina. ‘The Doodle shall Prevail’ he screams…..

Us and Them by Frank Allen

Us and Them by Frank Allen

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In Case You Missed It: Puppies, Smiling Children, and Coffee

Friday, April 1st, 2011

This week we look at some fun resources. You can sponsor a guide dog puppy and give it a name at the same time. Smiling children will be celebrated in Turkey. Make coffee by talking to your coffee maker.

There are also several deaf resources. Spread the Sign provides a multi-language encyclopedia of sign language videos for learning new words. CaptionTube makes your captioning easier to manage, but don’t get sloppy. Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Puppies, Smiling Children, and Coffee

In Case You Missed It: Conquering War Injuries, Snow, Buttons, and Dyslexia

Friday, February 11th, 2011

This week we shared a wide variety of stories. Ida Cortez explained to her mom what it’s like to grow up with dyslexia via StoryCorps. Philadelphia has a museum without walls, Chicago cracks down on disabled parking space violations, and Yahoo! hosts the Wounded Warriors in Sunnyvale. Find out how blizzards make it difficult for wheelchairs and custom buttons do the same for disabled gamers.